1991-56 Declaring that an Economic Crisis Exists in the Kodiak Island Area and Requesting a Crisis Intervention Program.Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Requested by:
City of
Port Lions
Drafted by:
City of
Port Lions
Introduced:
11/07/91
Adopted:
11/07/91
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 91-56
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT AN ECONOMIC CRISIS EXISTS
IN THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA
AND REQUESTING A CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the pink salmon fisheries in the Kodiak Island area waters is the
predominant salmon fishery in the region; and
WHEREAS, the actual harvest level of the 1991 pink salmon season fell below the
State of Alaska Fish & Game projected quota; and
WHEREAS, the extremely low salmon prices paid to salmon fishermen by processors
further compounds the economic condition; and
WHEREAS, many community households are dependent on that season for the
majority of the total annual income; and
WHEREAS, the economic situation being experienced by residents in the Kodiak
Island area and other coastal communities is at such a magnitude that
households face electrical shut-off, loss of credit to purchase fuel oil and
groceries, defaulting on vessel and gear loans, and eviction from
federally subsidized housing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: A state of economic crisis exists in the Kodiak Island area, including the
communities of Kodiak, Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor,
Akhiok, Karluk, and other coastal -area communities.
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 91-56
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Section 2: Senator Fred Zharoff, Representative Cliff Davidson, Governor Walter
Hickel, and the U. S. Congressional Delegation of Alaska are hereby
notified of the economic situation of the Kodiak Island area, including the
communities of Kodiak, Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor,
Akhiok, Karluk, and other coastal -area communities and are requested to
immediately respond with a crisis intervention program to offset the
severe economic conditions being experienced by its citizenry.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 7th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1991.
ATTEST:
Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Boro h Mayor
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 91-56
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